I wonder what the first two things were that popped into your head. Was it the lack of young people and lively music? Was it the lack of money and structure? Was it the lack of the right Bible translation and doctrine classes? Spoiler alert… I don’t think that it’s any of those things!
Author Archives: Alistair Chalmers
Feasting or snacking?
Over the last few days I have been writing a sermon on Romans 5:1-11, which means that I have spent the last while getting my head into the book of Romans and specifically trying to understand Romans 5-8. Romans is a theological ocean that will fill your head with information about God and humanity, thatContinue reading “Feasting or snacking?”
Pray Big
Let’s be honest, prayer is difficult! We start praying but before long we get distracted by the to-do list for tomorrow. We aren’t sure how to pray for a situation so we pray that God would bless, be with and go before someone, but what do we mean by that? Prayer isn’t easy and oftenContinue reading “Pray Big”
3 observations after blogging for a year…
It has been just over a year since this blog started, so I thought that I would look back over this year and reflect a little.
The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read
How many of you care for your Pastor? How many of you regularly tell your Pastor that you appreciate his ministry and that you’re praying for him and his family? Let me tell you a little secret… ministry, pastoral work, is hard!
The Trojan horse of false teaching…
The title might sound a little bit dramatic and it might raise a few questions for the reader, but I don’t think I’m being over dramatic. I think that false teaching really is a Trojan horse because people use the same language and yet mean different things. People can entertain false teaching because it isContinue reading “The Trojan horse of false teaching…”
Before you open your Bible
All you you need to do is go into any christian books shop, whether physical or digital, and you will find stacks and stacks of books on topics like how to read and apply the bible, how to understand the reliability of the bible. Those are all great books! But this little book is, asContinue reading “Before you open your Bible”
3 dangers of changing Scripture to be more comfortable…
One of the growing trends that I have seen come to the surface in recent days is that an increasing number of people are putting their feelings over Scripture. The idea can be summed up in this statement “I feel that this is the right things, therefore, it must be the right thing” This isContinue reading “3 dangers of changing Scripture to be more comfortable…”
Gender and Transgender, how should Christians respond?
No one can deny that in recent years there has been a big change in society’s view of sexuality and gender. Christians cannot, therefore, be silent on the matter but must engage with and try to understand this shift and approach it well.
Where did our healthy reading culture go?
As you have probably guessed already, I spend a lot of my time reading, but I also spend a lot of time talking about books. I talk about books through this blog, through this blog’s Facebook page and in person. I recommend books to tons of people and I really enjoy putting good resources inContinue reading “Where did our healthy reading culture go?”
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